Radio: Slice of Life

Los Angeles televiewers this week got a closeup look at some extremely
fancy shenanigans: they watched two collection-agency men in a
fascinating demonstration of the techniques of repossessing an
automobile. The two approached four locked cars, and using burglars'
tools and master keys, opened the doors. As the camera peered over
their shoulders, they showed how to "hot wire" a car (i.e., bypass the
ignition lock) to start the engine. Then they demonstrated another
favorite gadget of "repo" men: an equalizer tube for quick inflation of
tires in case delinquent owners have deliberately...